Support head, ceiling support, and ceiling formwork having such a ceiling support

ABSTRACT

A support head and a ceiling support. The support head in particular has a plate-shaped design and has multiple guide tabs. The guide tabs are arranged or provided in such a way that a formwork element is secured on the support head so as to prevent shifting, preferably at various positions. The support head has widely opened first guide tabs that are situated opposite from less widely opened guide tabs. This asymmetry of the support head allows the support head to be situated close to a wall corner, while at the same time the formwork element can be easily fastened.

The invention relates to a support head for a ceiling support for aceiling formwork, wherein the support head comprises the following:

-   -   a) a connecting area in which the support head is connectable to        a formwork support or is connected to the formwork support;    -   b) a support plane for supporting a formwork element of the        ceiling formwork and/or a beam of the ceiling formwork;    -   c) guide tabs that protrude away from the connecting area, the        guide tabs having a design that opens outwardly from the        connecting area.

The invention further relates to a ceiling support having such a supporthead, and a ceiling formwork having such a ceiling support.

It is known to use formwork elements for producing concrete ceilings. Inparticular frame panel formwork elements, which at least partially forma mold for filling liquid concrete, are used. The formwork elements areremoved after the concrete has hardened.

The formwork elements are supported by ceiling supports. Differentceiling supports or ceiling supports having different support heads areused, depending on the particular position at which the formworkelements are supported by the ceiling support. On the one hand, ceilingsupports with large capture areas are used, on which formwork elementsmay be easily mounted from below. On the other hand, compact ceilingsupports are used which allow the ceiling support to be set up close toa wall or a wall corner to be able to position a formwork element flushagainst a wall or in the wall corner.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a supporthead, a ceiling support, and a ceiling formwork having such a ceilingsupport, wherein the support head is preferably universally usable. Afurther object of the invention is to provide a method for putting upsuch a ceiling formwork.

This object is achieved according to the invention by a support headhaving the features of Patent Claim 1, a ceiling support having thefeatures of Patent Claim 12, and a ceiling formwork having the featuresof Patent Claim 13. Furthermore, the object is achieved by a methodaccording to Patent Claim 15. The subclaims set forth advantageousrefinements.

The object according to the invention is thus achieved by a supporthead. The support head has a connecting area on which the support headis mountable on the formwork support. The support head also has asupport plane. The support plane is preferably designed in the form of asurface of a support plate. Guide tabs protrude from the connecting areaat two opposite sides of the support head. The guide tabs represent acapture area for exactly positioning formwork elements on the supporthead. First guide tabs on the first side of the support head form alarger capture area than second guide tabs on the second side of thesupport head. The ends of the first guide tabs preferably protrudefarther away from the connecting area than do the ends of the secondguide tabs.

The support head is thus asymmetrical with respect to a plane thatextends perpendicularly relative to the support plane and through theconnecting area.

With the second side, which has less widely opened second guide tabs,the support head may be situated close enough to a wall corner that aformwork element connected to the support head can rest flush againstthe wall corner. In addition, a formwork element may be easily mountedon the second side due to the fact that the second guide tabs are widelyopened. It is thus not necessary to provide different support heads fordifferent installation situations.

The formwork element may be suspended in the guide tabs of the supporthead and subsequently swiveled out from the floor.

The first guide tabs preferably have a design that, starting from theconnecting area, is more widely opened, i.e., spread farther apart, inthe radial direction than the second guide tabs. The first guide tabsand the second guide tabs preferably form lateral guides of insertionopenings of the support plane, in particular insertion openings of asupport plate.

The guide tabs preferably each have at least one protrusion for engagingbehind a formwork element in order to prevent the formwork element fromlifting up perpendicularly with respect to the support plane, and toallow the formwork element to be securely mounted.

The first guide tabs are preferably designed in the form of a firstguide tab pair and a second guide tab pair, and the second guide tabsare preferably designed in the form of a third guide tab pair and afourth guide tab pair.

To be able to centrally support a formwork element on a longitudinalside, the first guide tab pair together with the third guide tab pairpreferably forms a first channel guide, and the second guide tab pairtogether with the fourth guide tab pair preferably forms a secondchannel guide. A frame section of a formwork element is selectivelyaccommodatable in the two channel guides.

The support head may have at least one spacer tab, in particular onefirst spacer tab pair, between the first guide tabs and the second guidetabs. The spacer tab together with the first guide tabs preferablydefines a third channel guide, and together with the second guide tabspreferably defines a fourth channel guide. The support head may thusselectively accommodate a frame section of a formwork element in thethird channel guide or in the fourth channel guide in order to serve asa central longitudinal side support for formwork elements.

The first channel guide, the second channel guide, the third channelguide, and the fourth channel guide preferably have the same width. Thesecond channel guide is preferably spaced apart from the first channelguide by the same distance that the fourth channel guide is spaced apartfrom the third channel guide. The support head may thus be rotated by90° relative to a rotational axis that extends perpendicularly withrespect to the support plane in order to be used to centrally support aformwork element. This embodiment of the support head also allowsaccommodation of formwork elements having different orientations; i.e.,the longer sides of two formwork elements adjacently supported on thesupport head may be rotated by 90° relative to one another. Thisembodiment of the support head also allows accommodation of formworkelements having different orientations; i.e., the longer sides of twoformwork elements adjacently supported on the support head may berotated by 90° relative to one another.

The support head may have a spacer protrusion or multiple spacerprotrusions between the spacer tabs. The spacer protrusion or the spacerprotrusions allow(s) a beam that is placed on the spacer protrusion orthe spacer protrusions to be spaced apart from the support plane. As aresult, the beam does not collide with the spread-apart guide tabs ofthe support head. The spacer protrusion may protrude from the supportplane, perpendicularly with respect to the support plane, at least asfar as do the guide tabs.

In one particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, the supporthead has at least one first beam insertion area in which a beam ispartially accommodatable. The first beam insertion area preferably haslateral guides for tilt stabilization of the beam, so that a beam thatis mounted on the first beam insertion area may be walked on without therisk of an accident. The lateral guides may be designed in the form oftabs. The support head may also have a second beam insertion area, inparticular having lateral guides for tilt stabilization of a beam. Thelateral guides may be designed in the form of tabs. The first beaminsertion area and/or the second beam insertion area are/is preferablydesigned in the form of through recesses in the support plane. The firstbeam insertion area may be provided between the first guide tab pair andthe second guide tab pair, and the second beam insertion area may beprovided between the third guide tab pair and the fourth guide tab pair.

In another preferred embodiment of the invention, the connecting areahas a bayonet receptacle to allow a formwork support to be fastened by abayonet connection.

To prevent inadvertent opening of the bayonet connection, the bayonetreceptacle may have anti-twist protection, in particular in the form ofa screw lock mechanism, a detent lock mechanism, a wedge lock mechanism,and/or a spring-loaded lock mechanism.

The object according to the invention is achieved by a ceiling support,which in addition to the support head described above has a formworksupport that is situated on the support head. The formwork support maybe connected to the support head via the bayonet connection.

The invention further relates to a ceiling formwork having a ceilingsupport described above.

The ceiling formwork preferably has a formwork element that is situatedon the ceiling support.

The formwork element may have at least one connecting protrusion behindwhich a guide tab may engage. Alternatively or additionally, twoconnecting protrusions may rest against the first spacer tab on eitherside.

The ceiling formwork may have a beam. The beam may have a hook in theform of a curved finger at each of its two lengthwise ends, a portion ofa first hook being inserted into the first beam insertion area. Thefirst hook preferably has an interior bevel that extends at an anglewith respect to the longitudinal axis of the beam. The first hook maythus be mounted on the support head with a clearance fit, the beam inthe mounted state being pulled by its weight force toward the center ofthe support head. Due to the clearance fit, the beam is mountable on theset-up ceiling support from below. The two hooks preferably have amirror-image design with respect to one another.

The object is further achieved by a method for putting up a ceilingformwork, previously described. The ceiling formwork has a formworksurface made up of multiple formwork elements. For putting up theceiling formwork, at least two ceiling supports may be used, a first ofthese ceiling supports supporting the formwork surface at a corner ofthe formwork surface, and a second ceiling support supporting theformwork surface in a center area of the formwork surface spaced apartfrom the edge and the corners, and in particular a third ceiling supportsupporting the formwork surface at its edge, wherein the third ceilingsupport supports the formwork surface at its edge in such a way that theformwork shell covers the support head, either at least virtuallycompletely, or at most up to the center of the connecting area.According to the invention, it is thus provided to use identical ceilingsupports for supporting all areas of the formwork surface.

Further features and advantages of the invention result from thefollowing description of several exemplary embodiments of the invention,from the patent claims, and from the figures of the drawing, which showparticulars essential to the invention.

The features shown in the drawing are illustrated in such a way that thespecial characteristics according to the invention may be made clearlyapparent. The various features may be implemented in variants of theinvention, either singly, or collectively in arbitrary combinations.

In the figures:

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a ceiling formwork together with aceiling support that has a support head;

FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the support head from FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 shows a top view of the support head from FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of a formwork element of a ceilingformwork;

FIG. 5 shows a sectional top view of a ceiling formwork having multiplesupport heads;

FIG. 6 shows an enlarged view of area A from FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 shows an enlarged view of area B from FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 shows an enlarged view of area C from FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 shows a perspective bottom view of a support head;

FIG. 10 shows a perspective bottom view of a ceiling support togetherwith a support head and a formwork support, before they are installed;

FIG. 11 shows a perspective bottom view of the ceiling support from FIG.9, after installation;

FIG. 12 shows a perspective top view of the ceiling support according toFIG. 10;

FIG. 13 shows a partially cutaway side view of a ceiling support and abeam to be mounted on the ceiling support;

FIG. 14 shows a partially cutaway side view of the ceiling supportaccording to FIG. 12, with the beam mounted on the ceiling support;

FIG. 15 shows a partially cutaway side view of the ceiling supportaccording to FIG. 13, with the beam lifted up; and

FIG. 16 shows a top view of various ceiling formworks.

FIG. 1 shows a ceiling formwork 10 comprising four formwork elements 12and a ceiling support 14. The ceiling support 14 has a support head 16that is connected to a formwork support 18. In the present example, theformwork elements 12 each rest at their corners on the support head 16.

FIG. 2 shows the support head 16 by itself. The support head 16 isformed from sheet steel that is partially cut to shape and partiallybent. The support head 16 has a support plate 20 whose top side forms asupport plane 22 in the mounted state of the support head 16. Firstguide tabs 26 a-d are provided on the support plate 20 on a first side24. Second guide tabs 30 a-d are provided on a second side 28 situatedopposite from the first side 24. The first guide tabs 26 a-d are spreadapart farther than are the second guide tabs 30 a-d. Fastening aformwork element 12 (see FIG. 1) from a great distance is thus mucheasier on the first side 24 than on the second side 28.

It is apparent from FIG. 2 that the guide tabs 26 a-d, 30 a-d in eachcase have protrusions 31 a-h to allow the support head 16 to engagebehind the formwork elements 12.

FIG. 3 shows the support head 16 according to FIG. 2 in a top view. Itis apparent from FIG. 3 that the first guide tabs 26 a-d form a firstguide tab pair 32 and a second guide tab pair 34. The second guide tabs30 a-d form a third guide tab pair 36 and a fourth guide tab pair 38.The support head 16 has spacer tabs 40 a-d between the first guide tabs26 a-d and the second guide tabs 30 a-d. The spacer tabs 40 a, 40 b forma first spacer tab pair 42, and the spacer tabs 40 c, 40 d form a secondspacer tab pair 44.

The first guide tab pair 32 together with the third guide tab pair 36and the first spacer tab pair 42 defines a first channel guide 46. Thesecond guide tab pair 34 together with the fourth guide tab pair 38 andthe second spacer tab pair 44 defines a second channel guide 48. Inaddition, the space between the first guide tab pair 32 and the firstspacer tab pair 42, as well as the space between the second guide tabpair 34 and the second spacer tab pair 44, define a third channel guide50. Lastly, the space between the third guide tab pair 36 and the firstspacer tab pair 42, as well as the space between the fourth guide tabpair 38 and the second spacer tab pair 44, define a fourth channel guide52. The channel guides 46, 48, 50, 52 form options for frame sections toaccommodate formwork elements 12 (see FIG. 1). The channel guides 46,48, 50, 52 preferably delimit a square. More preferably, the channelguides 46, 48, 50, 52 are provided centrally with respect to aconnecting area 54 of the support head 16. The support head 16 may thusbe situated on formwork elements 12, in the position shown in FIG. 1, orrotated by 90° in the support plane 22.

A first beam insertion area 56 with lateral guides 58 a, 58 b in theform of tabs is provided in the support plate 20, between the firstguide tab pair 32 and the second guide tab pair 34. In addition, asecond beam insertion area 60 with lateral guides 62 a, 62 b in the formof tabs is provided in the support plate 20, between the third guide tabpair 36 and the fourth guide tab pair 38. Beams 90 are fastenable in thebeam insertion areas 56, 60 in a tilt-proof manner (see FIGS. 13 through15).

FIG. 4 shows a view of a formwork element 12. It is apparent from FIG. 4that the formwork element 12 has connecting protrusions, of which onlythe connecting protrusions 64 a-h are provided with reference numeralsfor reasons of clarity. The connecting protrusions 64 a-h are used forpositioning support heads 16 (see FIG. 1) or support heads 16 a-f (seeFIG. 5) on the formwork element 12 with a precise fit.

The formwork element 12 has outer abutment faces 68 a-d in the plane ofa formwork shell 66, which in the mounted state abut on a wall (notshown), or in the case of multiple identical formwork elements 12, abutagainst one another in flush alignment.

FIG. 5 shows support heads 16 a-f on the formwork element 12 accordingto FIG. 4. The support head 16 a is maximally covered by the formworkelement 12. The abutment faces 68 a, 68 b not visible in FIG. 5 (seeFIG. 4) are in flush alignment with the farthest protruding portions ofthe support head 16 a. In this way, the support head 16 a together withthe formwork element 12 may be situated flush in a wall corner (notshown).

In contrast, the formwork element 12 is only partially supported on thesupport heads 16 c, 16 d, 16 f, so that further formwork elements 12(see FIG. 1; not shown in FIG. 5) may be attached to the support heads16 c, 16 d, 16 f.

The support heads 16 b, 16 e are used to centrally support the formworkelement 12 for very heavy roofs to be concreted. The support head 16 bdoes not protrude beyond the formwork element 12, so that the formworkelement 12 may be positioned directly on a wall or in parallel to awall. A further formwork element 12 (not shown in FIG. 5) may beattached to the support head 16 e.

FIG. 6 shows an enlarged detail A from FIG. 5. It is apparent from FIG.6 that the formwork element 12 is positioned in the first channel guide46 and in the fourth channel guide 52. Connecting protrusions 64 b, 64 censure exact placement of the formwork element 12 on the support head 16a. The connecting protrusions 64 a-c are preferably part of an angledmetal sheet of the formwork element 12.

FIG. 7 shows an enlarged detail B from FIG. 5. It is apparent from FIG.7 that the formwork element 12 is held in the first channel guide 46 onthe support head 16 b. The formwork element 12 is positioned byconnecting protrusions 64 d, 64 e that rest against the spacer tab 40 b.The formwork element 12 is thus fixed relative to the support head 16 b,in the direction of the longitudinal axis 70 of the formwork element 12.The connecting protrusions 64 d, 64 e are preferably part of a sheetmetal strip of the formwork element 12.

FIG. 8 shows an enlarged detail C from FIG. 5. It is apparent from FIG.8 that the formwork element 12 is positioned in the first channel guide46 and in the fourth channel guide 52. The connecting protrusion 64 g isengaged from behind by the second guide tab 30 b, so that the supporthead 16 c is securely fastened to the formwork element 12 withprotection against shifting.

FIG. 9 shows a perspective bottom view of the support head 16. Thesupport head 16 includes the connecting area 54. The support head 16 hasa tube 72 in the connecting area 54.

FIG. 10 shows the ceiling support 14 according to FIG. 1 during mountingthereof. The ceiling support 14 has the support head 16 and a formworksupport 18. The tube 72 (see FIG. 9) is at least partially, inparticular completely, inserted into the formwork support 18. Theformwork support 18 has a connecting plate 74. The connecting plate 74is partially insertable into connecting tabs 78 a-d of the support headafter rotation about the longitudinal axis 76 of the formwork support18. The connecting area 54 (see FIG. 9) forms a bayonet receptacle 80 asa result of the connecting tabs 78 a-d.

FIG. 11 shows the ceiling support 14 in the mounted state. Foranti-twist protection of the connecting plate 74 in the bayonetreceptacle 80, the ceiling support 14 has at least one screw connection82 a, 82 b between the formwork support 18 and the support head 16. Atleast one connecting tab 78 a-d, in the present case the connecting tabs78 a, 78 c, preferably has/have a recess, in the present case therecesses 84 a, 84 b, for locking a screw nut, in the present case thescrew nuts 86 a, 86 b. The screw nuts 86 a, 86 b therefore do not haveto be secured when the screw connections 82 a, 82 b are established.

FIG. 12 shows the ceiling support 14 according to FIG. 11 in a top view.It is apparent from FIG. 12 that the support head 16 has throughrecesses 88 a-d in the support plate 20 for placing the screws of thescrew connections 82 a, 82 b.

For setting down a beam 90 (see FIGS. 13-15) in a center position of thebeam 90, i.e., for additionally supporting the beam 90 away from itslongitudinal side ends, a spacer protrusion 89 is provided on thesupport head 16. The spacer protrusion 89 is preferably part of the tube72 (see FIG. 9). The spacer protrusion 89 is situated between the spacertab pairs 42, 44.

FIG. 13 shows the support head 16 and a beam 90 to be situated on thesupport head 16. The beam 90 has a first hook 92 in the form of a curvedfinger. The first hook 92, with its end protruding from the beam 90, isinserted into the first beam insertion area 56.

FIG. 14 shows the support head 16 with the beam 90 completely situatedon the support head 16. The beam 90 is supported on the support plate20.

FIG. 15 shows the support head 16 with the beam 90 vertically lifted. Itis apparent from FIG. 15 that the first hook 92 has an interior bevel 94that is angled with respect to the longitudinal axis 96 of the beam 90.The bevel 94 is designed in such a way that the beam 90 in the mountedstate is pulled by its weight force toward the center of the supporthead 16. The beam 90 may thus be mounted on the support head 16 with aclearance fit, resulting in a defined seat of the beam 90 relative tothe support head 16 in the mounted state of the beam 90.

FIG. 16 shows multiple ceiling formworks 10. The ceiling formworks 10have multiple identical formwork elements 12 and multiple identicalsupport heads 16, the support heads 16 being illustrated onlyschematically. In addition, only some of the support heads 16 areprovided with a reference numeral for reasons of clarity. FIG. 16illustrates the situation, among others, that only one formwork elementrests on a support head 16 (see arrow a). The support head 16 is engaged(see the support head 16 a according to FIG. 5), so that the formworkelements 12 may rest flush against a wall 98. The support heads 16 aredesigned for accommodating formwork elements 12 having differentorientations. Adjacently situated formwork elements 12 may be rotated by90° relative to one another on the support head 16 (see arrows b).

Considered in an overview of all figures of the drawing, the inventionrelates to a support head 16, 16 a-f and a ceiling support 14. Thesupport head 16, 16 a-f in particular has a plate-shaped design and hasmultiple guide tabs 26 a-d, 30 a-d. The guide tabs 26 a-d, 30 a-d arearranged or provided in such a way that a formwork element 12 may beplaced on the support head 16, 16 a-f so as to prevent shifting,preferably at various positions. The support head 16, 16 a-f has widelyopened first guide tabs 26 a-d that are situated opposite from lesswidely opened guide tabs 30 a-d. This asymmetry of the support head 16,16 a-f allows the support head 16, 16 a-f to be situated close to a wallcorner, while at the same time the formwork element 12 can be easilyfastened. The support head 16, 16 a-f, in addition to the guide tabs 26a-d, 30 a-d, preferably has at least one beam insertion area 56, 60 witha lateral guide 58 a, 58 b, 62 a, 62 b, in particular in the form oflateral guide tabs. The guide tabs 26 a-d, 30 a-d and/or the beaminsertion area 56, 60 are/is preferably arranged or provided on asupport plate 20, wherein the top side of the support plate 20 facingaway from a connecting area 54 of the support head 16, 16 a-f forms asupport plane 22. The invention further relates to a ceiling formwork 10comprising such a support head 16, 16 a-f, a formwork element 12, and/ora beam 90. In order to put up the ceiling formwork 10, a formworkelement 12 with its first end is preferably suspended from below,between the first guide tabs 26 a-d of two support heads 16, 16 a, 16 dthat are fastened to formwork supports 18. Two further support heads 16,16 c, 16 f that are fastened to formwork supports 18 are subsequentlyaffixed to the formwork element 12 by means of the second guide tabs 30a-d. The formwork element 12 is subsequently swiveled up, and in theswiveled-up state may then be held by the ceiling supports 14.

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 16. A support head for a ceiling support for a ceilingformwork, the support head comprising: a) a connecting area in which thesupport head is connectable to a formwork support; b) a support planefor supporting a formwork element of the ceiling formwork and/or a beamof the ceiling formwork; and c) guide tabs that protrude away from theconnecting area, the guide tabs having a design that opens outwardlyfrom the connecting area, wherein the guide tabs include first guidetabs on a first side of the support head, which have a design that ismore widely opened than second guide tabs on a second side of thesupport head situated opposite from the first side.
 17. The support headaccording to claim 16, wherein the guide tabs each have at least oneprotrusion for partially engaging behind a formwork elementperpendicular to the support plane.
 18. The support head according toclaim 16, wherein the first guide tabs are arranged as a first guide tabpair and a second guide tab pair, and second guide tabs are arranged asa third guide tab pair and a fourth guide tab pair.
 19. The support headaccording to claim 18, wherein the first guide tab pair together withthe third guide tab pair defines a first channel guide, and the secondguide tab pair together with the fourth guide tab pair defines a secondchannel guide, wherein a flat, continuous frame section of a formworkelement is selectively introducible into the first channel guide or thesecond channel guide to make surface contact with the support head. 20.The support head according to claim 19, further comprising a firstspacer tab pair between the first guide tab pair and the third guide tabpair, and a second spacer tab pair between the second guide tab pair andthe fourth guide tab pair, wherein a space between the first guide tabsand the spacer tab pairs defines a third channel guide, and a spacebetween the second guide tabs and the spacer tab pairs defines a fourthchannel guide, wherein a flat, continuous frame section of a formworkelement is introducible into the third channel guide and the fourthchannel guide to make surface contact with the support head.
 21. Thesupport head according to claim 20, wherein a flat, continuous framesection of a formwork element is selectively introducible into the firstchannel guide, the second channel guide, the third channel guide, or thefourth channel guide at an equal perpendicular distance from the supportplane.
 22. The support head according to claim 19, wherein the channelguides are configured so that at least two formwork elements that arerotated by 90° relative to one another in their longitudinal orientationare introducible into the channel guides.
 23. The support head accordingto claim 20, further comprising at least one spacer protrusion betweenthe first spacer tab pair and the second spacer tab pair to space a beamintroduced between the spacer tab pairs farther away from the supportplane than a formwork element that is introduced into the first channelguide, the second channel guide, the third channel guide, or the fourthchannel guide.
 24. The support head according to claim 18, furthercomprising a first beam insertion area between the first guide tab pairand the second guide tab pair for partially accommodating a beam of theceiling formwork, the first beam insertion area having lateral guidesfor tilt stabilization of the beam, and further comprising a second beaminsertion area between the third guide tab pair and the fourth guide tabpair for partially accommodating a beam of the ceiling formwork, thesecond beam insertion area having lateral guides for tilt stabilizationof the beam.
 25. The support head according to claim 16, wherein theconnecting area has a bayonet receptacle for fastening a connectingplate of the formwork support by a bayonet connection.
 26. The supporthead according to claim 25, wherein the bayonet receptacle hasanti-twist protection for a connecting plate.
 27. A ceiling support,comprising: a support head according to claim 16; and a formwork supportsituated on the support head.
 28. A ceiling formwork, comprising: aceiling support according to claim 27; and a formwork element situatedon the ceiling support, and/or a beam situated on the ceiling support.29. The ceiling formwork according to claim 28, wherein the first guidetabs are arranged as a first guide tab pair and a second guide tab pair,and second guide tabs are arranged as a third guide tab pair and afourth guide tab pair, the support head further comprising a first beaminsertion area between the first guide tab pair and the second guide tabpair for partially accommodating a beam of the ceiling formwork, thefirst beam insertion area having lateral guides for tilt stabilizationof the beam, and further comprising a second beam insertion area betweenthe third guide tab pair and the fourth guide tab pair for partiallyaccommodating a beam of the ceiling formwork, the second beam insertionarea having lateral guides for tilt stabilization of the beam, whereinthe beam has a hook formed as a curved finger at each of two lengthwiseends, a first of the hooks being inserted into the first beam insertionarea.
 30. A method for putting up a ceiling formwork having a formworksurface made up of multiple formwork elements, comprising the steps of:providing two ceiling supports that each have a support head with aceiling support for a ceiling formwork, the support head comprising: a)a connecting area in which the support head is connectable to a formworksupport; b) a support plane for supporting a formwork element of theceiling formwork and/or a beam of the ceiling formwork; and c) guidetabs that protrude away from the connecting area, the guide tabs havinga design that opens outwardly from the connecting area, wherein theguide tabs include first guide tabs on a first side of the support head,which have a design that is more widely opened than second guide tabs ona second side of the support head situated opposite from the first side,and a formwork support situated on the support head; supporting theformwork surface at a corner of the formwork surface with a first of theceiling supports so that a formwork shell at least virtually completelycovers the support head in a top view; and supporting the formworksurface at an edge or another corner with a second of the ceilingsupports so that the formwork shell covers the support head at most upto a center of the connecting area.